Spreading warm wishes one quilt at a time…

A little bit of this and a little bit of that

My loops aren’t even on every side but since this is really the first time I’ve done anything other than a stipple since June, I’m okay with that.

In addition to working on my bee block, I have been trying to get my SkillBuilder quilt completed. I was hoping to get it done by the Jan. 19 deadline but I still have 16 blocks left to quilt and borders and sashing to piece. Although it is very tempting to just stipple everything so I can finish, this quit is more about the journey and actually learning skills so I am not going to rush it. With that in mind, I went a little eclectic in my fmq of the em-dash block:

Pebble practice

Loopy pebbles

Some loops which I obviously need to practice because they aren’t symmetrical at all and I haven’t tucked in my loose ends yet.

I thought I had taken a picture of the feather I did–half of it looks pretty good; I realized after doing one side of the feather that I needed to put the presser foot down (ooops) so there will be ripping. I think I will try a flower in the peach. The quilting is going so much better than it was in June–apparently working with the right tools (bobbin washers, thread holder, pink teflon thing, gloves, extension table) makes a big difference! You should really check out the group on Flickr–there are some people that have amazing talent.

Last weekend, I also made my first block of the Sew Kitschy BOM (designed by Kristy @ Quiet Play). I used the orange and blue DS Quilts fabric that I have been collecting. I think I need to buy some varied shades of solid orange and blue fabrics to break up some of the prints as this turned out a little busier that I wanted it to be.

Potholder and oven mitt in DS Quilts fabric

I was going to make it in aqua and red but realized that I have barely any red. I have maybe 5 reds and none of them coordinate. This is beyond incomprehensible — my favorite color is red. How is it that I have not been buying red? Obviously, I NEED to make buying red fabric a high priority. Any suggestions on some awesome red fabrics that I should purchase?

I am a working mother of 3 beautiful children and wife of a very supportive husband (that is addicted to running). I love creative endeavors. I love getting mail. I love writing letters but sadly no one finds value in a handwritten letter anymore. Quilting is my way to get in touch with myself and unwind and hopefully connect with others too.

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Love your FMQ- that’s the skill I most need to work on, so I’m very inspired! As for red fabrics, red’s not my fave, so I don’t have any immediate suggestions. But all fabric is fabulous, right? (That viewpoint might explain the size of my stash…)

Thank you, the Skillbuilder QAYG concept has really helped ease me into attempting FMQ. I don’t know that I’m ready to attempt it on a large scale though. I finally found a few red fabrics at an LQS but it was very hard to find any that weren’t overly traditional style.

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Sew Kitschy

I am a working mother of 3 beautiful children and wife of a very supportive husband (that is addicted to running). I love creative endeavors. I love getting mail. I love writing letters but sadly no one finds value in a handwritten letter anymore. Quilting is my way to get in touch with myself and unwind and hopefully connect with others too.